Chetcuti Cauchi partner Dr Priscilla Mifsud Parker has been elected Chair of the Malta branch of private client professional organisation STEP, the Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners.
About Dr Priscilla Mifsud-Parker
Priscilla, has taken on the three-year term as the head of STEP Malta after serving in the STEP Malta Branch Committee for many years in the capacity of Secretary and Chair of the Technical Committee. She is a Maltese Advocate and the head of Chetcuti Cauchi's Corporate Services, Estates and Trusts Practice Groups, and has more than 15 years' experience as a corporate, tax and immigration lawyer specialising in private client advisory and structuring work. Priscilla is a warranted Maltese advocate and tax lawyer.
Today more than ever before, STEP Malta's role is crucial in supporting its members in transitioning to a new world order for Maltese trust and estate practitioners. I look forward to taking up the position and getting to work with my fellow committee members and STEP colleagues. Dr Priscilla Mifsud-Parker TEP - Chair, STEP Malta
Chetcuti Cauchi's contribution to STEP
As a leading tax, trust and estates law practices on the island, Chetcuti Cauchi has a direct interest in the raising of Malta's profile as a trusts jurisdiction. The firm has a longstanding relationship with STEP since 2004 with Chetcuti Cauchi's private client lawyers contributing to the running of STEP Malta branch in various capacities. Dr Priscilla Mifsud Parker has occupied the positions of Secretary and Chair of the Technical Committee, before her recent appointment as branch chair. The firm's managing partner Dr Jean-Philippe Chetcuti has held positions of Branch Secretary, Technical Chair and Branch Vice Chairman, and finally STEP Malta Branch Chair between 2013 and 2016 before retiring from the branch committee.
STEP Worldwide
STEP is the most important professional association worldwide in the field of trusts and estate planning. STEP members advise on family estate planning, drafting of wills, and on issues surrounding international families, on the protection of the vulnerable, on family businesses and on philanthropic giving. STEP members (TEPs) enjoy international recognition as experts in these fields.
